If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning.

One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.

In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is. waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.

The progression of emancipation of any class usually, if not always, takes place through the efforts of individuals of that class.

Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.